Street-car fender.



Patented Oct. I4, I902. R. A. BOETTLEB.

STREET CAR FENDER.

(No Model.)

(Application filed June 21, 1902.)

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R. A. BOETTLEB.

STREET CAB FENDER.

(Application filed June 21, 1902.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

NiiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT A. BOETTLER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO A.IIABERMAN AND PHILLIP ESOIIELBAOII, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

STREET-CAR FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,941, dated October1 1902.

Application filed June 21,1902. Serial No. 112,572. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT A. BOETILER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Street-Oar Fenders, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in car-fenders; and it consists inthe novel features of construction described in the followingspecification and shown in the drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide a device which may be operatedby the motorman by foot-power or by hand-power. The device is designedso that when the motorman desires to operate the same he can drop thefender upon the ground.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents the front of the car-bodyprovided with fender constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of mydevice, showing the weights. Fig. represents a cross-bar with the weightapplied thereto. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of the angle-iron, showingthe rubber cushion applied thereto.

Referring to the parts by letters, A repre o sents a car-body, and Brepresents the front dash, secured to the under side of which are twobrackets O O, adapted to support the main portion of said fender, and athird bracket D, mounted somewhat in the rear of 5 said brackets O O forsupporting the operating device.

I prefer to make my fender-frame E of a single piece of angle-iron, withone fiat portion thereof extending inward and forminga 4o ledge toreceive the frame F of a netf. The free ends 6 e of the fender-frame arebent in toward the center, as shown, for the purpose of firmly securingthe net-frame within the fender-frame. Rigidly'secured to the-sides 5 ofthe fender-frame are two side bars G G,

pivoted in said brackets O O in such a manner that the normal tendencyof the frame is to drop in front. Rollers 6 6 mounted in the bearings eand 6 are also secured to the under side of the front of said frame. Theframe is further provided with a suitable cushion e, preferably rubber,secured to the frame by bolts 6 and nut 6 The free ends of the side barsG G are provided with adjusting-holes g, which permit the fender to beapplied to any form of car-body and also allow it to be arranged so thatit will have a tendency to operate more freely by gravity.

For operating the fender to let it drop upon the ground I fasten in theadjusting-holes g of the side bars a cross-barILwhichis secured in thesame by means of bolt ends h and nuts h and is provided withadjusting-holes throughout its length for permitting the operatingmechanism hereinafter described to be applied at any position along thesame. Fastened in one of said holes 7t I pass a bolt j, which carries aclipJ, having on its end a connecting-loop]. To this connecting-loop 7"is pivoted a link K of substantially the configuration shown in thedrawings and pivoted to one end of a lever M, which is fulcrumed in thebracket D. Pivoted at the other end of this lever is the operating-rodN, passing up through the floor of the car and having movably securedthereto an eye n. This eye at may be removed and a footpiece N providedupon the rod N.

On the inside of the dash B is mounted a bracket I, secured by bolts orscrews. A hand-lever Q is pivoted in the end of this bracket and has anopening midway for receiving a bolt carrying one end of a link R, whichis at its other end pivoted in the eye n. The arrangement of thehand-lever and its link is such that when the lever is in a position toretain the fender raised the link will pull down upon the hand-lever ata point which is beyond the vertical line of the pivoting-point of saidhand-lever, as shown in Fig. 2.

\Vhen the motorman desires to use the fender, he pulls the link acrossthe line of its pivot, and thus lowers the operating-rod N, which inturn raises the link K, connected 5 with the cross-bar II, allowing therear end of the fender-frame to raise and the front end to drop upon theground. The reverse operation takes place whenthe motorman desires tion.If it is desired to have the device operated by foot-power, theoperating mechanto again raise the fender to its normal posi- 10o ism onthe inside of the dash is done away with and a footpiece N is securedupon said operative rod, and weights S are provided upon the cross-barH, which will more than counterbalance the weight of the fenderframe andmake it necessary to raise the rear end thereof in order to lower thefront end upon the bracket. This is accomplished by pressing down on thefootpiece.

Having described my invention, I claim-- 1. The combination with thecar-body of'a fender-frame having side bars pivoted to the car-body andextending rearward of the pivots, a cross-bar connected to the rearportion of said side bars, an operating-rod extending up through thecar-platform, a lever pivoted beneath the platform and connected bothwith said rod and said cross-bar, substantially as described.

2. In acar-fender,the combination with the car-body, of a frame, sidebars secured to said frame and pivoted to the car-body and havingportions extending to the rear of its pivot, across-bar connecting therear portion of said side bars and being adjustable along the same, anoperating-rod extending up through the car-body,and adjustableconnections between said rod and said cross-bar, substantially asdescribed.

3. In aca'r-fender,the combination with the car-body, of a frame, sidebars secured to the same and pivoted to the car-body and havingrearwardly-extending end portions, a crossbar connecting said endportions and adjustable along the same, an operating-rod extendingthrough the floor of the car, a lever connected with said rod, a linkconnected with said lever, and a clip connecting said link and saidcross-bar and adjustable along the same, substantially as described.

4. Ina car-fender,the combination with the car-body, of a frame, sidebars secured to the same and pivoted to the car-body and havingrearwardly-extending end portions, a crossbar connecting said endportions and adjustable along the same, an operating-rod extendingthrough the floor of the car, a lever connected with said rod, a linkconnected with said lever, a clip connecting said link and saidcross-bar and adjustable along the same, and means for operating saidrod, substantially as described.

5. In acar-fender, the combination with the car-body, of a frame, sidebars secured to said frame and pivoted to the car-body and havingportions extending to the rear, a crossbar connecting the rear portionof said side bars and adjustable along the same, an operating-rodextending up through the car-body, adjustable connections between saidrod and said cross-bar, and a hand-lever with suitable connections foroperating said rod, substantially as described.

6. In acar-fender, the combination with the car-body, of a framecarrying a net, a cushion provided on the front of said frame, side barssecured to said frame and having rearwardly-extending portions, across-bar connecting said end portion, a clip secured to 7. In acar-fender, the combination with the car-body, of a frame carrying thenet, arubber cushion upon the front of said frame, side bars secured tosaid frame and having rearwardly-extended portions, said side bars beingpivoted to the car-body, a cross-bar connecting said side bars and beingadjustable along the same, a clip adjustable along said crossbar, anoperating-rod, a hand-lever, a toggle-link between said hand-lever andsaid rod, a lever connected to said rod, and a link connecting saidlever to said clip, substantially as described.

S. In a car-fender, the combination with the car-body, of a frame madeof a single piece of angle-iron, a flat portion of said angle-ironextending inward to receive the net, means for pivoting said frame tothe car-body, and means for raising and lowering the rear end of saidframe, substantially as described.

9. In a car-fender, the combination with the carbody, of a frame made ofa single piece of angle-iron adapted to carry the net, a rubber cushionupon the front of said frame, side bars secured to said frame and havingrearwardly-extended portions, said side bars being pivoted to thecar-body, a cross-bar conmeeting said side bars and being adjustablealong the same, a clip adjustable along said cross-bar, anoperating-rod, a hand-lever, a toggle-link between said hand-lever andsaid rod, a lever connected to said rod, and a link connecting saidlever to said clip, substantially as described.

10. In a car-fender, the combination with the car-body, of a frame madeof a single piece of angle-iron and havinga flat portion extendinginward to receive the net, a rubber cushion upon the front of saidframe, side bars secured to said frame and having rearwardlyextendingportions, said side bars being pivoted to the car-body, a cross-barconnecting said side bars and being adjustable along the same, a clipadjustable along said cross-bar, an operating-rod, a hand-lever, atoggle-link between said hand-lever and said rod, a lever connected tosaid rod, and a link connecting said lever to said clip, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ROBERT A. BOETTLER.

l/Vitnessesz E. B. GILOHRIST, B. W. BRooKE'rT.

